Experts say the student is not alone, and universities need to better train faculty to address the problem.
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Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
“The best way to learn is from stories”
An Indigenous literature class at an Oregon prison helps incarcerated women explore identity and find healing through Tommy Orange’s novel about urban Native Americans.
Posted inRace and Equity
How inflation could affect HBCU students buying homes after graduation
From a higher education perspective, we have seen the impact of student loan debt, coupled with employment challenges, eliminating Black housing opportunities.
Posted inColorado
As Trump’s second term draws near, Colorado colleges reaffirm their support of immigrant students on campus
Colorado public university leaders say they’re better prepared now to support the immigrant students on their campuses than they were during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.
Posted inRace and Equity
As organized religion declines, some church-founded HBCUs market themselves as secular institutions
Church-founded HBCUs are a part of a monumental turn in history. Religious schools are now seeing in real time the shift happening as people decide where to attend college.
Posted inThe Dispatch
A FAFSA bright spot
Nudges to apply for federal financial aid are working for the students who need it most, data show.
Posted inMississippi
The board governing Mississippi’s public universities deletes the word ‘diversity’ from its policies
The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities voted Thursday to delete the word “diversity” from several policies.
Posted inRace and Equity
‘This can’t be happening’: HBCU students reflect on election results
When David Robinson learned who won the presidential election, he was devastated. But he wasn’t surprised. “The result put a lot of the past year in perspective for me,” said Robinson, a recent graduate from North Carolina A&T. He spent a lot of 2024 traveling and was surprised at how many signs he saw supporting […]
Posted inTexas
UNT faculty slam university for removing references to race and equity in course names
Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptions.
Posted inChicago
A scholar from Gaza says the lake shore reminds him of home
The agreement that ended the encampment at Northwestern last spring included a pledge to host two scholars from Gaza. One shares his story.